Letters: Just don't call gay unions marriages

Mar. 30, 2013

Why don't the proponents of same-sex marriage choose a different word, instead of demeaning the word "marriage"? Pick a word like "union" or any other word but "marriage."

Leo O'Connor

Brighton

Less than ideal

So, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette believes that same-sex couples are not "ideal parents." Mr. Schuette, I believe bigots can never be ideal parents.

Lisa Rutledge

Taylor

Allow civil unions

Marriage should be between a man and a woman for the purpose of procreation, as it always has been. If others want to engage in "civil union ceremonies," then so be it. This "civil union" should not be a considered equal to a legal marriage.

The fact that gay and lesbian couples have been allowed to adopt children should not make them automatically eligible for marriage and the rights that go with it. They knew their situations going into the adoption process, and all of the ramifications that went with it. This is not a part of evolution, regardless of the president's opinion. His using his office to try to persuade the Supreme Court is below the dignity of the office he holds.

Tom Tallon

Wyandotte

Selective about rights

It is hypocritical that equal rights advocates who are so fervent about same-sex marriage remain mute, or resort to obscure reasoning, where religious liberty rights are concerned -- that is, when Obamacare mandates require that church affiliated organizations and the owners of private companies compromise their religious beliefs. Americans are shamelessly selective about the rights they are willing to defend, an attitude that will eventually erode all our rights.